Witchcraft on night of blue moon may have been behind 3 Fla. murders

[icymist]

I think this title should be changed to Deputies try every angle they can think of to blame murders on witchcraft

Pensacola Fl Escambia County deputies said Tuesday that witchcraft may have been a factor in the brutal murders of a 77-year-old woman and her two sons, 47 and 49, last week.

The three family members were described as “reclusive” and their bodies were discovered when deputies conducted a welfare check at their home Friday morning.

The three had been beaten with claw hammers and their throats were slit, officials said. One of the sons also had been shot in the head.

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/crime-law/witchcraft-night-blue-moon-may-have-been-behind-3-/nnCzd/?8BuZ9C?icmp=cmgcontent_internallink_relatedcontent_2014_partners1

Tweets from the police:

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Investigators have spoken with person of interest, who is a white male
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Person of interest is known to practice "witchcraft", according to Sheriff Morgan
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Victims were known to be "socially reclusive"
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Person of interest has ties to alternative religion
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Murders occurred on Tuesday, coincided with blue moon.
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" Initial research led us to believe it was a ritualistic killing" -Sheriff Morgan

http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2015/08/03/deerfield-drive-bodies-identified-investigated-homicide/31058955/

I'm still trying to remember ANY ritual from ANY religion where sacrificial victims are blundgeoned with claw hammers and then have their throats slashed...

[Behind the Aegis]

1. This has a creepy "blood libel" feel to it.

As a Jew, this is something for which I am sadly acquainted. I am also aware of the "witch hysteria" we see in this country from time to time, sometimes it is masked as 'anti-Satanism'. Could it have been a ritual? Of course! It doesn't mean it is something from Wicca or any other pagan group. People can create their own rituals, some which have jack to do with the religion, only their interpretation of it; one only needs to look to the 'major' religions to see that truth.

[icymist]

2. I create my own rituals all the time.

That's what being a priestess means!